Defending the Wildcat..

Penetration, sure tackling, disciplined play of DL is critical. Defense can't get frustrated either. Accept the fact that they are going to make some yards and first downs out of the formation. The worst thing is to lose patience, ignore assignments, and go for the knock-out hit. It's then that you're prone to give up the big play.

Years ago LSU could never beat Alabama when the Bear switched to the wishbone. LSU would do a pretty decent job of slowing it down, but they'd always lose patience and start flying up to hit the QB. No containment on the pitch man, and Bama would start breaking the big play. What made Richard Todd so good in the wishbone is that he would occasionally pull back and throw the long one to a WR (remember Ozzie Newsome?) who was usually wide open.

I'm sure Payton and Williams will study the Indy/Miami films closely. Don't follow Indy's defense strategy, guys.